{"id":376175,"date":"2016-04-11T01:23:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T06:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/rhode-island-law\/rhode-island-telemarketing-fraud-laws.html"},"modified":"2016-06-20T19:51:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T00:51:20","slug":"rhode-island-telemarketing-fraud-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/rhode-island-law\/rhode-island-telemarketing-fraud-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island Telemarketing Fraud Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rhode Island Telemarketing Fraud Laws<\/h1>\n
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In general, telemarketing fraud<\/a> occurs when false statements are intentionally made over the phone during a telephone solicitation in order scam or defraud the victim in some way. In Rhode Island, the Telephone Sales Solicitation Act places various requirements and restrictions on telephone solicitors in order to help deter telemarketing fraud within the state.<\/p>\n

"Telephone solicitation" is the engagement of a telephone conversation for the purpose of encouraging a person to person to purchase personal property, investment opportunities, goods or services, or for the purpose of gathering information for sales solicitations. Telephone solicitors must register<\/a> with before placing calls in, or into, Rhode Island, and must follow the requirements listed below.<\/p>\n

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Within the first 30 seconds of placing a telephone solicitation call, the solicitor must identify themself by stating his or her real name, the company for whom the solicitation is being made, and the consumer goods or services being sold.<\/p>\n

If a sale (or an agreement to purchase) is complete during a telephone solicitation, the solicitor must inform the purchaser of his or her cancellation rights, state the registration number issued by the department for both the seller and the solicitor, and provide the seller’s street address.<\/p>\n

All of these required general disclosures must be made in a clear and intelligible manner.<\/p>\n

Use of Automated Voice Messages<\/h2>\n

Telephone solicitors may not use an automatic dialing-announcing device unless:<\/p>\n